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| How did the concept of weight shift evolve throughout the Greek time periods? |
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| It went from a very stiff and rigid in the Archaic period to being very fluid in the Hellenistic period. |
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| What are the seven distinct time periods in the Greek period? |
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Geometric
Orientalizing
Archaic
Early Classical
High Classical
Late Classical
Hellenistic |
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| What was used during the Greek period to create a perfect proportionate statue and who was it created by? |
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| A Canon of proportions; Polykeitos |
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| Idealism is to Classical as __________ is to Hellenistic |
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What is the hallmark of many of Praxiteles’ statutes in the Late Classical period? |
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- What did Classical sculptures use to emphasize the beauty of the female body? Give an example.
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tight almost transparent “drapery” as if drenched with water; Three Goddesses (Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite?), Nike adjusting her sandal, Grave stele of Hegeso, Nike of Samothrace |
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What are the three distinct column orders of the Greek period? |
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Doric Order, Ionic Order, Corinthian Capital Order |
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Athena Parthenos was a “chryselephantine” statue. What does this refer to? |
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| It was fashioned of gold and ivory |
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| What sculpture was the embodiment of Polykeitos’ vision of the ideal statue of a nude male athlete or warrior? |
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| What was one of the great achievements of Hellenistic artists? Give an example. |
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| redefinition of portraiture; Demosthenes by Polyeuktos |
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What period, in Greek times, contained statues emulating Egyptian stance? Give an example of an art work and describe the stance. |
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What emotional expression developed during the archaic period? |
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The gorgon Medusa is located on the west pediment of which temple? |
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Describe the differences between Doric and Ionic columns |
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Doric contained echinus and raking; replaced with Ionic volutes
Ionic added a base |
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During the eighth century BCE, the human figure returned to Greek Art painted on surfaces of ceramic pots. Give an example of an artwork and explain the uses for the pot. |
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| Geometric Krater- mixing bowl &grave marker |
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